The number of unknown threats against corporate assets continues to grow as multiple variants of each are created and multiple attack vectors are used in combination – hence the required host-based intrusion prevention (HIPS) layer in StormShield to secure the endpoint from the ever-changing ‘new and improved’ attack before it can take place. The StormShield HIPS security layer – which includes Rules-Based Protection, System Hardening, Intrusion Prevention, and Behavioral Analysis – will ensure that all known and unknown threats are stopped before they can cause any harm.

While the HIPS security layer will ensure the attack is prevented, a complementary signature-based anti-malware security layer can prove to deliver added value when it comes to identifying an attack and providing the tools necessary to help clean-up any systems that may have been previously compromised. This efficiently-built security layer in StormShield provides the traditional protections of anti-virus, anti-spyware, and overall anti-malware. Working hand-in-hand with the HIPS and Firewall layers, StormShield with signature-based anti-virus and anti-spyware protection automatically detects and eliminates viruses, spyware, Trojans, rootkits, bots and other forms of malware before they can infect the computer.

As a complement to the HIPS security layer, StormShield’s signature-based protection:

• Scans files in both real-time and on-demand
• Scans emails before they reach your inbox, regardless of your email program
• Scans Internet traffic regardless of your browser type
• Scans Instant Messaging traffic in MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and AOL
• Removes all traces of spyware left behind
• Automatically updates with new signatures
• Is managed through the same dynamic policy management capabilities available through the SkyRecon Management Console